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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 12:30 AM
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I'm almost seventy and I just can't see myself riding a geezer-glide ! My Wide Glide can do it all & still look old school sexy as hell doin it !
 
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Old Jul 22, 2013 | 05:34 AM
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That's a beautiful pic there chinashop, whereabouts is that?
Just north west of Horsham, Victoria. Australia.

 
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 09:11 PM
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guess i got it backwards. got rid of my road king and bought a switchback. way more fun to ride and a whole lot less work.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 10:55 PM
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Love this switchback...i thought it was a great riding bike..and at 5'10 plenty of room
 
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Old Feb 6, 2014 | 11:16 PM
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It was great reading all of these posts haha.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2014 | 10:00 PM
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I love my FLD. Perfect size for me at 5.6 and I can strip it down to go old school DUO Glide look or bag it up for a trip!!
 
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Old Feb 10, 2014 | 10:26 PM
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what pipes are on your bike wrijam138?
 
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Old Feb 10, 2014 | 10:44 PM
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what pipes are on your bike wrijam138?
The pipes are Samson Ripsaw and they are very loud even with the baffles supplied. I am going to add after market baffles to tame them a bit. I notice on this picture it seems like they are not aligned and parallel but it is just the angle of the picture and reflection.
 
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Bought mine April 2012 not a regret would buy it again. And just for info I am 5'-10" 170 pounds with a 34 inch inseam.
 
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Traded in a Sportster for my 2013 FLD put only 2,00 miles on so far due to family issues this years (Wifes heart surgery) But Love it, cannot get enough road time until it thaws out .... Its a heck alot better than my Sportster was, the one time my wife joined me for a test ride she loved it.
 
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